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Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/43; Will Rogers 5/3/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-M] Kimbolton 20/6/43; Missing in Action Kassel 28/7/43 with Chas Taylor2nd op, Navigator: John Coniglio, Bombardier: Tom Nash, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Howell, Ball turret gunner: Joe Kinney, Waist gunner: Harry Dent,Tail gunner: Gil Widick (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Reg Kendall, Radio Operator: Bill Mulcahy, Waist gunner: Art Sherman (3 evaded capture); flak 7 enemy aircraft, crashed near Vries, S of Groningen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1761.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 28 July 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1761 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database